O/T:- Impressed with the leadership [The UK Party Politics Thread]

[Borg elite]

I never thought I'd enjoy a debate about pebble dashing...

[jackal2]

Hmmm, it’s a bit like those cabinet ministers who were wheeled out a year ago to defend Dominic Cummings and his ludicrous eye testing story but are now desperately trying to discredit him with mention of the SAME INCIDENT.

I know you don’t mind politicians lying to you, and the those that are best at lying winning elections and referendums, but surely even you must have reservations about a bloke who talks about not minding ‘piles of bodies’ and also ‘forgetting’ to declare who lent him the money to do up his flat, or even that anyone lent him the money at all?

As 1961pie says above, a person’s take on these stories is likely to depend on their political leaning. I think they are ‘Westminster Village’ stories, but I can see that certain political and media elements are trying desperately hard to exaggerate them into the consciousness of a wider audience, for reasons which will be very much political rather than moral.

I do have reservations about Boris, because I prefer politicians to have more substance and ideological consistency, but those reservations don’t relate to these stories at all. I’m not going to suddenly stop voting Tory because of alleged technicalities around a flat renovation bill, or over an alleged intemperate remark in a private meeting that may or may not have been reported accurately by observers with particular grudges and motivations.

[Borg elite]

Media elements like the daily mail ! Seriously ?

[sidders]

Careful lass, don't get in too deep.

I respect you because of your dad when you lived in BJ .... but you'd only be a young 'un then!

Are you reading this patronising twaddle, Cher? As far as he's concerned you're a 'lass' and not worthy of the respect he'd accord a man.
And all that crap he spouts to excuse the expression 'servicing ladies'. Utter bollux. Like I said, I know of at least half a dozen powerful ladies who would take him apart in an argument.
Serious Pie is a s e x ist dinosaur who pretends to have manners and respect but he is a typical patronising Tory.

[jackal2]

Media elements like the daily mail ! Seriously ?

The Daily Mail's position and reporting of stories has changed markedly since its change of editor, although to be fair, it was the news equivalent of bog roll both before and after!

[cher1]

Careful lass, don't get in too deep.

I respect you because of your dad when you lived in BJ .... but you'd only be a young 'un then!

On the subject in hand, I'll apologise if you got offended by my post but if you care to Google the verb 'Servicing' pertaining to humans you will find it quite an acceptable word especially with the LGBT brigade. If we go a little further and accept that basically humans are of the animal gender, the mating of of mares with stallions and bitches with dogs is correctly called 'Servicing' especially by farmers and vets. So come on, lighten up a little on this subject, there's an awful lot more horrendous language used everyday by both men and women and always has been.

at 'the careful lass' warning, I've no idea what you are on about. ***ist tropes really are a thing of the past. Or at least they should be...

[Borg elite]

We're agreed on the bog roll jackal.😁

[i961pie]

Careful lass, don't get in too deep.

I respect you because of your dad when you lived in BJ .... but you'd only be a young 'un then!

Are you reading this patronising twaddle, Cher? As far as he's concerned you're a 'lass' and not worthy of the respect he'd accord a man.
And all that crap he spouts to excuse the expression 'servicing ladies'. Utter bollux. Like I said, I know of at least half a dozen powerful ladies who would take him apart in an argument.
Serious Pie is a s e x ist dinosaur who pretends to have manners and respect but he is a typical patronising Tory.

Lass is a common term for a female especially in your part of the world just like mate or pal is for a male. My wife's family are from Yorkshire and the males all call their partners or other girls lass. I don't know of any who take offence?

[Borg elite]

Bog roll and pebble dashing, everybody's talking **** on here... I'll get my coat.

[jackal2]

Bog roll and pebble dashing, everybody's talking **** on here... I'll get my coat.

You're right, it's getting dire 'ere.